Artoriopsis

Artoriopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Lycosidae
Subfamily:	Artoriinae
Genus:	Artoriopsis Framenau, 2007
Type species
Lycosa expolita L. Koch, 1877
Species
See text.
Diversity
7 species

Artoriopsis is a genus of wolf spiders that is endemic to Australia.

Their body size ranges from 3 to 11 mm, with males smaller than females. They appear to prefer open, vegetated or sandy areas of moderate humidity.

Distribution

Although A. anacardium is found in the tropical north of Australia, Artoriopsis is most diverse in the southern half of the continent.

Species

• Artoriopsis anacardium Framenau, 2007 — Northern Territory, Queensland
• Artoriopsis eccentrica Framenau, 2007 — Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria
• Artoriopsis expolita (L. Koch, 1877) — Australia, Tasmania
• Artoriopsis joergi Framenau, 2007 — Western Australia, South Australia
• Artoriopsis klausi Framenau, 2007 — South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
• Artoriopsis melissae Framenau, 2007 — Queensland to Tasmania
• Artoriopsis whitehouseae Framenau, 2007 — Queensland, New South Wales

References

• Framenau, Volker W. (2007): Revision of the new Australian genus Artoriopsis in a new subfamily of wolf spiders, Artoriinae (Araneae: Lycosidae). Zootaxa 1391: 1-34. Abstract
• Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.